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Employment Training Specialist

4 weeks ago


New York, United States YAI Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

About the Position:

We are hiring an Employment Training Specialist (Job Coach) to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) establish and pursue their employment goals in New York City.

ETSs provide job coaching, on-the-job and vocational training and assist in the improvement of communication and socialization skills through regular visits or direct supervision of the people we support at their workplaces across assigned region(s), virtual and one-on-one meetings.

YAI's Mission:

Ready to join our 4,000+ employees in a career at YAI?

Working at YAI means effecting real change in people's lives. It means going home at the end of the day knowing you have helped someone accomplish a goal. If you want a career supporting others, creatively finding solutions to life's challenges, and building a more inclusive community, YAI is the place for you

Join us in our mission to create opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live, love, work, and learn in their communities. Learn more at yai.org/careers.

Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

  • Supports people with I/DD to realize, set and meet their employment goals, assisting them in overcoming their personal barriers and engages in respectful communications/conversations through person-first language to help them understand their goals and ambitions.

  • Works with unemployed individuals, providing pre-employment counseling to explore career interests and support job development activities and facilitating training groups where professional skills and behaviors are taught and developed to assist people we support in obtaining and maintaining employment in the community.

  • Directly supervises and provides on-site job and job skills training, coaching and support at job sites for people we support and in accordance with each person’s employment goals, utilizing support skills for people with moderate to complex levels of need.

  • Regularly travels across assigned region to visit employed individuals at their workplaces, speaking with managers to obtain feedback on performance and addressing any issues or concerns that may arise; escalates issues and concerns to an administrator for support, as needed.

  • Reviews and completes all other required paperwork and documentation to ensure compliance and/or billing, as applicable, completely and accurately and within appropriate timeframes (e.g., notifications, logging, incident reports, update files, maintenance requests, phone calls, progress notes and services).

  • Complies with all Federal, State, Local and other relevant regulatory agency requirements, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

  • May perform direct support professional tasks, including providing personal care and assisting in activities of daily living (ADLs) in other settings outside of employment if appropriately trained and authorized, as directed and/or outside of employment schedule (e.g. residential, day services, community habilitation, etc.).

  • Performs all other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience, and Requirements:

  • High School Diploma or GED; or 1-2 years work experience providing vocational and/or pre-vocational services to individuals with disabilities.

  • Completes necessary trainings, including OPWDD approved vocational rehabilitation or supported employment training program and annual retraining(s) where applicable.

  • Ability to meet essential physical demands of position, including frequent walking, sitting, standing, bending, twisting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, pushing, pulling and reaching with hands and arms; use hands to handle, finger or feel objects, tools or controls; lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds on occasion; having the physical capacity to assist people we support in performing the functions of their jobs.

  • Tuberculosis test mandatory for most positions.

Schedule:

  • Full-time positions available in Brooklyn, Bronx, and Manhattan.

  • Hours may vary as required by caseload, including occasional evening and/or weekend hours and regular travel throughout assigned region(s).

Benefits:

  • DailyPay available - Work today, get paid today

  • Tuition reimbursement

  • Medical and dental insurance - with options for family and more extensive medical plans, as well as vision

  • Paid vacation, holiday, and sick time

  • 403(b) retirement with employer matching contributions

  • Life insurance and long-term disability

  • Discounts on travel, entertainment, wireless services, shopping, and more. Check out our benefits page to learn more

Compensation:

  • $18.00/hour to $18.00/hour

Company DescriptionYAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the intellectual and/or developmental disability (I/DD) community since its founding in 1957 at a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD. Operating in New York State, northern New Jersey, and California, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people of all ages in the I/DD community today.Company DescriptionYAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the intellectual and/or developmental disability (I/DD) community since its founding in 1957 at a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD. Operating in New York State, northern New Jersey, and California, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people of all ages in the I/DD community today.